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Dissolving the Assembly, a perilous option for Macron

3/21/2022, 7:39:33 PM


ANALYSIS – This scenario, which aims to benefit from the momentum of the presidential election in the event of re-election, is being studied by macronists.

Dissolve the National Assembly in the event of re-election on April 24?

There is no question of it at this time, assures Emmanuel Macron.

"I have too much respect for democratic appointments to jostle them or give the feeling of somehow playing with"

, explained Thursday, in front of the press, the president-candidate, aware of the risk of trial in

"electoral grub »

.

However, he did not entirely rule out this scenario:

"Whatever the dates - and the dates were set not so long ago - I insist that for me, the commitment of the legislative elections, this will be the program that I have just given you here today.”

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It must be said that a dissolution by the head of state in the wake of the presidential election, to speed up the timetable, remains an option defended in the camp of Emmanuel Macron.

Scheduled for June 12 and 19, forty-nine days after the second round of the presidential election, the legislative elections are considered too distant by some...

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